Egypt: No Deportation for Sudanese Detainees, Says Government

Cairo — The government will not deport Sudanese detainees lacking official status as asylum seekers or refugees, according to an official at the foreign affairs ministry.

"Now that the [UN refugee agency] UNHCR has completed its assessment interviews, it's been decided that none of the remaining detainees will be deported back to Sudan," said Nasser al-Hamzawi, an official at the ministry's African Affairs department.

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